Playlist week of 2nd August 2014

2014-08-02

2nd August 2014 – BBC Playlist

Brand new music from Brian Collins, Kelly Willis, Rodney Crowell and Lynne Hanson classics from Sammi Smith, Merle Kilgore & Vern Gosdin

Brian Collins - Healing Highway | Album: Healing Highway (out later in 2014) sample at www.briancollins.us

Vern Gosdin – Tanqueray | Album: Alone (1996) CD (Hank Cochran;  Aug 2, 1935; died July 15, 2010  (aged 74) ; Vern Gosdin Aug 5, 1934; died April 28, 2009 (aged 74)) BIRTHDAYS marking two “legends”

Terri Clark - Lonesome’s Last Call | Album: Roots & Wings (2011) CD UK iTunes (August 5, 1968) BIRTHDAY

Brinley Addington - Middle of Nowhere NEW Single (release to radio July 21, 2014)

Sammi Smith - Saunders Ferry Lane | Album: (August 5, 1943) BIRTHDAY     

Tyler Farr - A Guy Walks Into A Bar NEW Single MP3 

Emma Jane - Old & Grey | Album: Workhorse (July 2014) MP3 – UK iTunes

Janet Dowd - Lost Little Children | Album: Sailing Away CD – MP3 – CD Baby Hails from Co.Armagh in Northern Ireland and has been singing and performing for over 20 years with various bands both in Ireland and England. She has been involved in a wide range of musical ventures singing with a folk/skiffle band called the Dangerous Dining Club when living in Carlisle..Read More janetdowd.com  ”If you’re going to do a great interpretation then send it my way, love this, really refreshing sound, Forester Sisters vibe, I’ll make her a regular”  - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire

Lisa Stewart - If I Was Her | Album: Lisa Stewart (1993) CD – MP3 (August 6, 1968) BIRTHDAY 

Larry Sparks - Journey To The Light | Album: Lonesome and Then Some...A Classic 50th (out Aug 19, 2014) CD  NEW

The Lynns - Woman To Woman | Album: The Lynns (1998) MP3  (Patsy & Peggy Lynn (Lynns) Aug 6, 1964) BIRTHDAYS    

Michael Peterson - When The Bartender Cries | Album: Michael Peterson (1999) CD – MP3 (August 7, 1959) BIRTHDAY  
Hannah Bethel - No Where Left To Roam | Album: The Freedom EP (2012) MP3 

Rodney Crowell - Grandma loved That Old Man | Album: Tarpaper Sky CD - MP3 - UK iTunes (August 7, 1950) BIRTHDAY  
Suzy Bogguss - Today I Started Loving You Again | Album: Lucky CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com

The Mavericks - Back In Your Arms Again | Album:In Time (Feb 2013) CD – MP3  (Raul Malo Aug 7, 1965) BIRTHDAY

Calico The Band - Runaway Cowgirl | Album: Calico the band (EP) Bandcamp/calico-the-band-ep / Rancho California (Released Sept 2, 2014) NEW

Glen Campbell - Country Boy (Feet in LA) | Album: Greatest Hits MP3     

Pistol Annies - Dear Sobriety | Album: Annie Up (2013) CD

Merle Kilgore – Ernie | Album: 50 Rockabilly Greats, Vol. 1 MP3 (August 9, 1934; died Feb 6, 2005 (aged 70)) BIRTHDAY      Pam Tillis - Waiting On The Wind | Album: Thunder & Roses (2001) MP3 (Mel Tillis August 8, 1932) BIRTHDAY

Mark Wills - Emily Harper | Album: Wish You Were Here (1998) CD

The Henry Girls - Here Beside Me | Album: Louder Than Words (Feb 2014) CD – MP3

Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison - Lonely For You | Album: Our Year (June 2014) NEW CD - MP3 - Smart Choice Music 

Michael Johnson - Two Ships That Passed In The Moonlight | Album: Michael Johnson (1991) CD (August 8, 1944) BIRTHDAY Lynne Hanson - That Old House | Album: River Of Sand (out Sept 15, 2014) NEW CD - MP3 - Amazon.com 

Sundy Best - I Wanna Go Home | Album: Bring Up The Sun (March 2014) CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com    

New on The Show

Brinley Addington

“Middle of Nowhere” – New Single

Genre:  Country

Hometown: Kingsport, TN   Current Location: Nashville, TN

Record label: Unsigned

Born and raised in Kingsport, Tennessee, Brinley Addington’s passion for Country music began well before the small town singer can even remember. 

At age three, Brinley began climbing on top of his parents' coffee table pretending he was performing on the Grand Ole Opry. Brinley was influenced early on by the hymns he heard on Sunday morning and the traditional country voices of Randy Travis, Vince Gill, and Alan Jackson. As time went by, Brinley gained inspiration from modern country artists like Garth Brooks and Tim McGraw as well as his parents’ love of bluegrass music.

Brinley’s first full-length album HOMEGROWN debuted in May of 2011 and garnered outstanding reviews from peers and music industry professionals alike. Homegrown produced two music videos (“Hang on a Farm,” “As Long As You Love Me”) that have already gained over 100,000 views.

Addington is a signed writer at Razor & Tie Music Publishing’s Nashville division and signed a development deal with Artist Concepts and is being produced by RCA recording artist, Chris Young and veteran Nashville songwriter and producer, Anthony Smith.

His new single (image) “Middle Of Nowhere” (Jerry Duncan Promotions) was sent to country radio for airplay  July 21, 2014

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Calico The Band

“Runaway Cowgirl” - “I think they’re really good, 7 track EP I really do like it, this is my pick ... Very talented trio, stunning harmonies” -- Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire

Genre: Americana / California Country / Singer-Songwriter

Members: Kirsten Proffit, Manda Mosher, Aubrey Richmond

Hometown: Los Angeles

CALICO the band hails from Los Angeles, California three wayfaring strangers made their first acquaintance in the rugged canyon valley. CALICO stands for “California Country” – a musical genre haunted by Western ghosts of the past, but gentle with modern spirits, too.

Kirsten Proffit, Manda Mosher, and Aubrey Richmond combine influences of old, threaded with the sounds of California Country. A blend of three part female harmony set to the backdrop of acoustic guitar, mandolin, resonator, violin, and vibey electrics.

Formed in 2012, CALICO the band is a singer/songwriter “super group” who’s extensive touring earned them National Touring Artist Of The Year from the Los Angeles Music Awards in 2013.

“Beautiful Lie”, the opening track from their self titled EP was featured in a recent episode of ABC’s hit TV show Nashville and “Never Really Gone” (released May 26, 2014 Amazon UK) was slated to appear in NBC’s upcoming show The Night Shift.

Officially representing the GRETSCH Roots Collection of instruments, CALICO the band’s original material pays homage to the rich musical legacy of artists such as Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Fleetwood Mac.

(1 Aug 2014) CALICO the band proudly announced the release of their debut album, RANCHO CALIFORNIA on Tuesday, September 2 via their own label, California Country Records.

This melodically-hypnotic country trio from the San Fernando Valley shook the stage at this year’s Stagecoach Festival.

 “We’re here to tell people that Americana music is very much alive,” said Kirsten, “and California is a bountiful source for this style. We love to carry on the traditions of country, seen through a vibrant, new lens.”

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Hannah Bethel

“No Where Left To Roam” - “This is a great uptempo” - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire

Country singer and songwriter Hannah Bethel grew up listening to country music in the backwoods of Northern Michigan. Hannah always knew she wanted to be an entertainer, but it wasn't until she was ten years old that she made her debut solo performance at her fourth grade Christmas Recital.

She attended Belmont University in Nashville to study the business of music and vocal performance. After two years she decided to leave Belmont and delve deeper into the art of song writing. She also began performing her own material in and around Nashville.

In 2010 Hannah released her first EP, a self produced project called, "No Stopping, Standing, Parking". It received rave reviews from the Nashville songwriting community. Soon after it's release, she was personally selected to attend the prestigious Horse & Writer Songwriting Invitational by one of Nashville's most successful songwriters, Skip Ewing.

She was a contestant on the 2011 season of the reality television show, "The X Factor USA".

She returned to Nashville to continue performing and writing. Her hard work paid off when she secured four song cuts on the debut album of country artist, Rachele Lynae, on Momentum Label Group.

Hannah's project, "The Freedom EP", was released on Thanksgiving Day November 22, 2012.

Spotify Link: Hannah Bethel – The Freedom EP

Her single from the project, "No Where Left to Roam" was sent to Country, Americana, College and Internet radio around the world receiving an enthusiastic response. "The Freedom EP" included five original tracks and is available on iTunes and Amazon UK, .

Her single >> “Medicine” was promoted as a prime cut on the January 2014 #181Hotdisc (Rush Released) to Europe. It made it’s debut at No.28 on the Top 40 spending 8 weeks on the chart reahing a highest rank at #13

Hannah has spent the last year touring the United States, performing shows from Alaska to New Jersey and everywhere in between. She attened the CMA Festival Event in June 2014 and is working on a new record to be released in Summer 2014.

Hannah was named as one of CMA Close Up’s Who New to Watch in 2014.

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Sundy Best

“I Wanna Go Home” - I  thought it was rather good “-  Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire  

Genre: Foot-stompin

Members: Nick Jamerson, Kris Bentley

Hometown: Prestonsburg, Kentucky   Current Location: Lexington, Ky

Record label: eOne Entertainment

Sundy Best crafts music that re-imagines timeless classic rock of the ‘70s and ‘80s – think the Eagles and the smart, whiskey-voiced lyrics of Tom Petty and Bob Seger. 

With Nick Jamerson on guitar and Kris Bentley on cajon, Sundy Best takes that sound, modernizes it in their own unique way by borrowing hints of country and bluegrass, to make it personal. Offstage, the pair are lifelong friends, college athletes and dog-lovers; onstage the musical duo delivers something wholly fresh and original, blending their best influences with personal music histories.

“We set out to do this,” says Kris. “We write our songs, play and sing; it’s what we’ve done, it’s what we’ll do. We want to create something that will stand the test of time, like Seger or the Eagles. We don’t really have a standard genre. If people want to call us country, let them. But with BRING UP THE SUN, you’ll get a really good sense of what we’re doing in our style of country music, and it’s got ‘70s classic rock sounds, with a little pop, rock, and bluegrass.”

In just a few short years, the long time friends have sold thousands of their self-released debut DOOR WITHOUT A SCREEN, which included a late 2013 re-release that pulled down nearly 5000 tracks in one week, played over 150 dates a year, have thousands of social media friends and have started the “kinfolk movement.” A movement that swiftly became the moniker for the growing number of fans that have amassed over the past several years. “Our fan base is solid and growing daily. They are part of our family and that is how we want it to be,” says Sundy Best..... Read more Biography

Sundy Best, Kentucky’s hottest duo eOne Entertainment’s released DOOR WITHOUT A SCREEN Deluxe Edition on August 27, 2013 featuring 18 tracks, with 7 previously unreleased live songs and demo sessions.  The duo received an overwhelming response for the videos “Home” and “Lily” landing the top spot on several charts across the CMT (Country Music Television) platforms.

On March 4, 2014 they released their 15 track album BRING UP THE SUN (eOne)

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